List of Famous people born in Thuringia, Germany
Franz Dinda
Christel Augenstein
Christel Augenstein is a member of the Free Democratic Party. From 2001 until 23 July 2009 she was the mayor of Pforzheim, Germany, making her the city's first woman mayor. When the city of Pforzheim had already been in a bad financial position she took over the mayor's office from Joachim Becker (SPD) and tried her best to maneuver out. Becker was the ruling mayor of Pforzheim from 1985 until 2000.
Hans Merbach
Johann Bernhard Bach the younger
Johann Bernhard Bach was a nephew of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was a German composer and organist.
Hannah Ehrlichmann
Andreas Bausewein
Andreas Bausewein is a German politician and mayor of Erfurt.
Daniel Becke
Daniel Becke, is a former road bicycle and track cyclist from Germany, who was born in the former East Germany. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He was decorated on Febr. 2. 2001 by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany (in German:Präsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) for winning the gold medal during the Olympic Games 2000. He retired in 2008.